Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Controller
Patent
1993-05-10
1995-06-20
Fuller, Benjamin R.
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Controller
347 69, 310317, B41J 2045
Patent
active
054264553
ABSTRACT:
A digital driver for an ink jet printhead and an associated method for selectively applying voltage to a piezoelectric sidewall actuator of the printhead. The digital driver includes positive, negative and neutral voltage sources, a first switching element having a first control input, a first voltage supply input connected to the positive voltage source and a first output, a second switching element having a second control input, a second voltage supply input connected to the negative voltage source and a second output, and a third switching element having a third control input, a third voltage supply input connected to the neutral voltage source and a third output. The first, second and third outputs are connected together to provide a common output for connection to the piezoelectric sidewall actuator. By asserting the first control input for a first time period, the first switching element generates a positive voltage pulse at the common output to displace the sidewall actuator from a rest position to a first position. Next, by simultaneously deasserting the first control input and asserting the second control input, the second switching element generates a negative voltage pulse at the common output to displace the sidewall actuator from the first position, past the rest position, to a second position. Finally, by deasserting the second control input and asserting the third control input, a path to ground potential is provided at the common output, thereby driving the return of the sidewall actuator to the rest position.
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Stortz James L.
Williamson Ralph K.
Bobb Alrick
Compaq Computer Corporation
Fuller Benjamin R.
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